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From:
kent williams
To:
Seth Branum , Clint Anderson , Quizzik
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IDM
Date:
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:41:56 +0000
Subject:
Re: akufen ep
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What has always distinguished his work for me -- aside from the idea of cutting up FM radio stations, which he did first -- is his attention to swing. If you're a producer (and who on this doesn't try to produce) it's really hard to make tracks that are heavily swung that don't sound broken. Part of it is that he's an actual player, and he can put his own human swing on what he does. The RA review is stupid -- the 'lame vocal' is OK; maybe not strictly necessary, but it made me think that the reviewer is one of those people who can't handle the human voice in dance music. There are a lot of them, including people who diss Terrence Parker for playing vocal tracks. I understand producers not using vocals, and people who gravitate towards music like that, but the human voice can be emotionally affecting in ways that bleeps never can. A really glorious vocal on a track can make it exciting and emotional in a way no amount of acid squiggles can. And I love me some acid squiggles. On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 2:10 PM Seth Branum <djmanos@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 26 lines Seizure Salad is my jam.> Seizure Salad is my jam. > > > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 11:58 AM Quizzik <quizzik@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanx, Clint. I was talking to a friend about Akufen yesterday as we were >> curious of his whereabouts. Loved to know he still has it going. That B >> side is awesome! >> >> soundcloud.com/deltafoxx <http://www.soundcloud.com/deltafoxx> >> soundcloud.com/quizzik <http://www.soundcloud.com/quizzik> >> >> On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 11:17 PM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> i totally missed this >>> https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/20391 >>> >>> >>> Clint Anderson >>> Systems Engineer >>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >>> >>> >>